A few days had passed since the battle.
Hogwarts was wounded but alive. The Great Hall was being rebuilt. The students — what was left of them — were trying to remember what "normal" even looked like.
Chris wasn't a student.
But that didn't stop him from walking beside Hermione Granger, headed toward the Restricted Section of the library.
📚 "The Library's Still Magical…"
— "You know, after everything," she said softly, "I thought this place would feel… different. Emptier."
Chris smiled.
— "Still smells like old parchment and arrogance."
Hermione chuckled. "You sound like me in first year."
She led him past shattered bookcases and floating lanterns, to a hidden stairwell behind a shelf labeled 'Obscura Magicka'. She tapped her wand on a rune.
— "Lumos Aeternam."
The shelf shimmered… and opened like a door.
— "This way."
🧠 System Notification
Editar📚 Area Discovered: Hidden Vault - Archive of Forgotten Magic 🎴 Bond with Hermione Granger deepened. 🔓 Dual Study Session Available: Unlocks 1 Rare Spell (Random) Spend 1 Destiny Point to proceed? → [Yes]
Chris thought: Let's see what this world really hides.He chose [Yes].
The room lit up with silver runes along the walls. Tomes floated out of their shelves. A single book glowed golden in the center, bound in phoenix feather and black leather.
Hermione gasped.
— "I've never seen this before…"
The book landed between them, pages fluttering open by itself.
🔮 Spell Unlocked: "Tempus Fragor" – Shatter Time"
Type: TemporalEffect: Momentarily freezes the surrounding 10 seconds, allowing one action to be taken outside of time.Limitation: High magical drain. Requires intense focus and emotional clarity.
Chris blinked. The words on the page glowed blue — only visible to him now. Hermione only saw ink.
She looked at him.
— "Why do I feel like this spell… chose you?"
He couldn't answer. Not before—
💥 System Alert: Temporal Instability Detected!
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Editar⚠️ Anomaly Identified: "Cedric Diggory – Status: Alive (Error)" 📍 Location: Hogwarts Infirmary ⏳ Timeline Stability: Dropping (→ 43%) 🌀 Anchor Event: The Wrong Person Survived the Triwizard Tournament System Choice: A) Ignore – Stability may drop further. B) Investigate with Hermione – She may suspect you. C) Use Tempus Fragor – Risk magical backlash.
Chris looked at Hermione. She hadn't seen the alert. But the air around them was shifting — like the castle was breathing wrong.
— "I need to check something," he said, turning quickly.
She followed. Of course she did.
— "Chris? What's going on?"
— "I… I think someone didn't die when they were supposed to."
Her eyes narrowed. "That's not a thing people say casually."
🏥 Infirmary
Cedric was alive. Pale. Breathing. No memory of Voldemort. No Triwizard trauma. Just a confused boy who never picked up the Cup.
Hermione whispered: "But… he died. We saw—"
Suddenly—
The room cracked. Not physically — but time itself shivered. The windows fractured like mirrors. Spells began floating backward mid-cast. Chris's System screamed:
Editar⚠️ CRITICAL: Paradox Breach Time Collapse in 00:00:10 Use "Tempus Fragor" to stabilize? Cost: -1 Spell Slot | +Exhaustion
Chris reached into the air — and time stopped.
🕰️ The Moment Between Moments
Everything froze. Spells mid-flight. Wind frozen. Hermione caught in a gasp. Only Chris moved.
He walked to Cedric, touched his chest, and the System let him feel the thread of time. Unnatural. Wrong.
He whispered:
— "You're not meant to be here… not yet."
With a breath, he pulled the thread — not killing Cedric, but rewinding him to the moment of his death.
A tear slipped from Chris's eye.
Then—
Time shattered back into place.
🧠 System Update
Editar✅ Timeline Restored 🎯 +2 Destiny Points Gained 💤 Chris Status: Exhausted (Magic Locked for 24 Hours) 💬 Bond with Hermione: +Shock, +Suspicion
Hermione stared at him. Frozen. Unmoving.
Then: "Chris… what are you?"